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In this week's podcast, Beau sits down at the ESAB booth at Fabtech this year in Orlando, Florida with Scott Raabe to talk about the path way to starting his school Precision Welding Academy, and then Ian Johnson pops by to talk about what you need to get started in automotive fabrication.
Connect with Scott Raabe
Instagram
@scott_raabe https://www.instagram.com/scott_raabe/
@precisionweldingacademy https://www.instagram.com/precisionweldingacademy/
Precision Welding Academy Website - https://www.precisionweldingacademy.com/
Connect with Ian Johnson
Instagram
@ianfrombigtiregarage https://www.instagram.com/ianfrombigtiregarage/
Learn more about the ESAB equipment mentioned in the episode
Warrior 400 - https://foxly.link/6niUuh
Rebel 205 AC/DC - https://foxly.link/cSqI1i
Tune into episode 7 of 3M Abrasives Clash Of The Grinders https://foxly.link/HkrOrH
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week's podcast, Beau sits down with Ronnie Dunne, a regional sales manager for Gentex‘s PureFlo division at their booth during this year's Fabtech Expo. Ronnie talks about the long-term health risks of breathing in welding fumes, and ways to protect yourself from them with things like their PureFlo all-in-one PAPR system that delivers fresh air on demand keeping you safe from welding fumes. Outside of just fume protection, Ronnie shares the different equipment they make, from high heat resistance equipment for foundry work to the helmets in the fighter jet's cockpit.
Learn more about the PureFlo System https://foxly.link/JgqlOp
Want to see all the different equipment Gentex makes? https://foxly.link/VvKbM7
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
Tune into episode 6 of 3M Abrasives Clash Of The Grinders https://foxly.link/62t60v
Learn more about the Lincoln Electric Sprinter 180 Si https://foxly.link/taIiwU
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau and Austin recap their most recent trip where they visited The Maker Camp in the Catskill Mountains of New York and then flew directly down to Orlando for this year's Fabtech Expo. They talk about what it is like to go to Maker Camp and what you can expect to see and do if you haven’t had the chance to attend as well as recapping the experience of building a BBQ Smoker in around 12 working hours. Then give us a recap of everything they did at Fabtech this year at the Expo and a look into the different networking events at night throughout the week.
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
Weld off the grid with the ESAB Renegade Volt https://foxly.link/EcZEEi
Harness the power of laser welding with Everlast Welders RedSabre1500 - https://foxly.link/T6GU7V
Get A Free Basics Of HH Laser Safety Welding Training Course from Kentek with MEF24 https://foxly.link/zLNK0i
Watch Episode 5 of 3M Abrasives Clash Of The Grinders Season 2 - https://foxly.link/62t60v
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Connect With Austin
Weld App @austin_hargett
Instagram @dr.weldz
Email [email protected]
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Sharon Guerrero aka Miss.Welds a welder and fabricator based in Houston about emerging leaders in the welding industry helping people learn though social media and YouTube. She talks about learning about different pathways outside of welding, it increase of women getting into the industry, sharing the struggles of messing up, and her future plans for her career.
Connect with Sharon Guerrero
Instagram @miss.welds https://www.instagram.com/miss.welds/
TikTok @miss.welds https://www.tiktok.com/@miss.welds
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
Stop fumes at the source with the X-FUME Pro fume extraction torch from Abicor Binzel https://foxly.link/lUVEtV
See everything the Lincoln Electric Sprinter 180Si can do - https://foxly.link/taIiwU
Harness the power of laser welding with Everlast Welders RedSabre1500 - https://foxly.link/T6GU7V
Watch Episode 4 of 3M Abrasives Clash Of The Grinders Season 2 - https://foxly.link/62t60v
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Rodney Ross owner of Midstate Welding about transitioning from pipeline work to running a custom fabrication company. He talks about working with his brother Austin Ross on organizing jobs, the balance welding business owners need to have between working for or on your business, custom fabrication projects he has built for the show Building Outside The Lines, and advice for people looking to get into the custom fabrication and mobile welding industry.
Connect with Rodney Ross
Website www.midstate-welding.com
Instagram @midstatewelding https://www.instagram.com/midstatewelding/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MidStateWelder
YouTube - @midstatewelding3194 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU48_LpFux_CJDr_KPEvKbg
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/mid-state-welding-llc/
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
RSVP for the AWS Arcs & Ales Event 10/16/24 https://foxly.link/j1byAA
Are you looking for welding supplies in Oregon? Check out Industrial Source - https://foxly.link/96Wr2c
Find the perfect Markal marker for your next project - https://foxly.link/oGn1YA
Kentek Get A Free Basics Of HH Laser Safety Welding Training Course with MEF24 https://foxly.link/zLNK0i
Watch Episode 3 of 3M Abrasives Clash Of The Grinders Season 2 - https://foxly.link/62t60v
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Brett McColl from Industrial Source who is coming up on 80 years in the welding supply business about ways they are helping make customers' lives easier by setting up delivery schedules, what the industry is like up in the Pacific Northwest, who would be a great fit to work at a welding supply store, and how they are trying to help the future of the industry grow by partnering up with local schools.
Learn more about Industrial Source
www.industrialsource.com
Instagram @industrial_source https://www.instagram.com/industrial_source/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IndustrialSourceOR
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/industrial-source-oregon/
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
RSVP for the AWS Arcs & Ales Event 10/16/24 https://foxly.link/j1byAA
Watch Episode 3 of 3M Abrasives Clash Of The Grinders Season 2 - https://foxly.link/62t60v
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Austin Hargett about what led him to teach instead of fieldwork. He talks about some of the first jobs he had and what you have to get a foot in the door sometimes, taking a job at a school to focus on honing his pipe welding skills, things that he feels would improve the welders coming out of trade schools, and the new teaching opportunities through YouTube to show different parts of the vast welding industry.
Connect With Austin Hargett
Instagram @Dr.Weldz
TikTok @Austin
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
RSVP for the AWS Arcs & Ales Event 10/16/24 https://foxly.link/j1byAA
Are you looking for welding supplies in Oregon? Check out Industrial Source - https://foxly.link/96Wr2c
Get a free Basics Of Hand Held Laser Safety Course from Kentek using code MEF24 https://foxly.link/MmFTY9
Find the perfect Markal marker for your next project - https://foxly.link/oGn1YA
Watch Episode 1 of 3M Abrasives Clash Of The Grinders Season 2 - https://foxly.link/62t60v
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with EJ Naegeli a welder and fabricator who moved across the country to follow her dream of building custom racecars. She talks about getting inspired by working on her first project car to get more involved in the automotive industry, learning to weld by the guide of a teacher Brett Fenning who got her started in TIG welding aluminum and stainless steel, and what she thinks the welding industry could do to attract more people from the younger generations.
Connect With EJ Naegeli
Instagram @ej_was_here
YouTube @ej_was_here
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
RSVP for AWS Arcs & Ales Night https://foxly.link/j1byAA
Everlast Welders - Learn More about the RedSabre 2000 - https://foxly.link/T6GU7V
ESAB - Weld without the power cord with the Renegade Volt - https://foxly.link/EcZEEi
Thermacut - Find the right plasma cutter for your shop EX-TRAFIRE - https://foxly.link/KnrZrx
Watch 3M Abrasives Clash Of The Grinders Season 2 Episode 1 September 24th
https://foxly.link/HkrOrH
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Austin Handel who started Maker Camp with the help of his friend Jimmy Diresta to give makers a weekend to come together and learn new skills in all kinds of disciplines such as blacksmithing, woodworking, leatherworking, power carving, and many more. This year Austin and I are going to be in the fabrication tent building a smoker with Chris Verde from Green Money Fab to demonstrate some stick welding. He talks about his inspiration for starting the camp, gives some history to his family’s business The Black Thorne Resort, and he tells us about some new activities to try out this year up in the Catskill Mountains.
Connect With Austin Handel
Website - https://catskillmountainmakerscamp.com/
Instagram - @themakercamp https://www.instagram.com/themakercamp/
YouTube - @themakercamp https://www.youtube.com/@themakercamp
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
RSVP for AWS Arcs & Ales Night https://foxly.link/j1byAA
Kentek - Get A Free Basics Of HH Laser Safety Welding Training Course with MEF24 https://foxly.link/zLNK0i
Abicor Binzel - Stop fumes at the source with the xFUME Pro - https://foxly.link/ghoADW
ESAB - Weld without the power cord with the Renegade Volt - https://foxly.link/EcZEEi
3M Abrasives - Tune into episode 1 of Clash Of The Grinders 9/24/24 - https://foxly.link/HkrOrH
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jason & Miranda Chiasson owners of Chiasson Smoke about building their business starting off making horse riding spur and taking jobs that came their way to making rocket stoves and BBQ smokers after finding an audience on social media. They talk about the dynamics of working together as husband and wife, tools that helped their business grow, utilizing social media to get “paid to market your business”, and the importance of networking and building relationships.
Connect with Chiasson Smoke
Website https://www.chiassonsmoke.com/
Instagram @chiassonsmoke https://www.instagram.com/chiassonsmoke/
TikTok @chiassonsmoke https://www.tiktok.com/@chiassonsmoke
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmthizFiUZOPJGHSDLQl4-A
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
ESAB - Weld off the grid with the engine driven Ruffian ES 150 EDW - https://foxly.link/ZKdjjU
Thermacut - Find the right plasma cutter for your shop EX-TRAFIRE - https://foxly.link/KnrZrx
Everlast Welders - Check out the RedSabre 2000 Laser Welding machine - https://foxly.link/T6GU7V
Lincoln Electric - Learn more about the Sprinter 180 si - https://foxly.link/taIiwU
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Eric Pleil owner of Elite Welding Business about common pitfalls people run into when starting a welding business. He talks about breaking through limiting mindsets, having a 6-month emergency fund, setting up systems to help your business grow, and advice for people who are struggling to find success in their welding business.
Connect with Eric Pleil
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV56B3BUHXgtFT9FZY57aUg
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/eliteweldbiz
Instagram - @eliteweldbiz https://www.instagram.com/eliteweldbiz/
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
RSVP for AWS Arcs & Ales Night https://foxly.link/j1byAA
Markal - Find the right marker for you https://foxly.link/oGn1YA
3M - Spend less time grinding with the Cubitron®3
Kentek - Get A Free Basics Of HH Laser Safety Welding Training Course with MEF24 https://foxly.link/MmFTY9
ESAB - Experience the power of the Renegade Volt https://foxly.link/EcZEEi
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Brett Fenning owner of Fen Fabrication about welding custom car parts and the importance of building your welding foundations one step at a time. He talks about his approach to teaching someone to weld aluminum, his favorite equipment, working on a postioner, and starting his own business.
Connect With Brett Fenning
Instagram @fenfabrication https://www.instagram.com/fenfabrication/
Website https://fenfabrication.com/
TikTok @fenfabrication https://www.tiktok.com/@fenfabrication
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
Lincoln Electric - Learn more about the Sprinter 180 si - https://foxly.link/taIiwU
Abicor Binzel - Stop fumes at the source with the xFUME Pro - https://foxly.link/ghoADW
ESAB - Weld without the power cord with the Renegade Volt - https://foxly.link/EcZEEi
Thermacut - Find the right plasma cutter for your shop EX-TRAFIRE - https://foxly.link/KnrZrx
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jason Hurst a metal sculptor, and artist that aims to inspire people to learn welding and metalworking by taking a slow approach to get little wins. He talks about how he first got the welding bug by restoring a Volkswagen Rabbit, getting inspired to try art after being encouraged by friends, finding a passion for building Star Wars models out of scrap metal, transforming an ambulance into a tiny home, and gives his advice to people looking to get into making art with welding.
Connect With Jason Hurst
Instagram @jasonhurst.me https://www.instagram.com/jasonhurst.me/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasonHurst
Website https://jasonhurst.me/
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
KentekKentek - Get A Free Basics Of HH Laser Safety Welding Training Course with MEF24 https://foxly.link/MmFTY9
Everlast - Learn more about the RedSabre 2000 https://foxly.link/T6GU7V
3M - Grind and finish your material faster with the Cubitron 3 https://foxly.link/O77QxM
Thermacut - Learn more about the EX-TRAFIRE - https://foxly.link/KnrZrx
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Kevin Johnson, Owner Of JMW Specialty Welding And Fabrication, and host of the Welding Business Owners Podcast about September's second annual Fabricator Olympics. He talks about what makes someone a good fabricator, the most important skills that will make you a better one, what winning a welding or fabrication contest can do for your business, and some advice for people looking to learn the art of fabrication.
Connect With Kevin Johnson
Websites
JMW Specialty Welding And Fabrication https://jmwfabrication.com/
Fabricator Olympics https://www.fabricatorolympics.com/
Instagram
@weldingbusinessownerspodcast
Podcast
https://www.weldingbusinessownerspodcast.com/
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
Thermacut EX-TRAFIRE - https://foxly.link/KnrZrx
ESAB Renegade Volt - https://foxly.link/EcZEEi
Abicor Binzel xFume Pro - https://foxly.link/ghoADW
3M Cubitron 3 - https://foxly.link/O77QxM
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Adam Streich a CWI and welding instructor at Pellissippi State Community College about common misconceptions around welding from pushing vs pulling with MIG, welding downhill, what kind of welding can make you the most money, and where to go to find good information for those looking to expand their welding knowledge.
Connect With Adam Streich
Instagram @akstreich https://www.instagram.com/akstreich/
Watch some of Adam’s Videos
150 Year Old Twin Carbon Arc Welding Meets New Welding Machines https://foxly.link/IWM2Y2
Can You Turn Your MIG Welder Into A TIG Welder? https://foxly.link/10wR9O
DCEP VS DCEN FCAW Article - https://foxly.link/Br9Ij4
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
Kentek - Get A Free Basics Of HH Laser Safety Welding Training Course with MEF24 https://foxly.link/MmFTY9
Everlast - Learn more about the RedSabre 2000 https://foxly.link/T6GU7V
3M - Grind and finish your material faster with the Cubitron 3 https://foxly.link/O77QxM
ESAB - Welding anywhere with the battery-powered Renegade Volt https://foxly.link/EcZEEi
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today
linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jonathon Herrera a rig welder and owner of Pearl Snap Pimps about finding success after welding school chasing jobs that took him overseas to work at the US Embassy, Hawaii to work at Pearl Harbor and back home to build a solar plant with plenty of jobs inbetween. He talks about working his way through school and putting in extra hours to improve his skills, talking the talk when it comes to getting jobs, and starting his brand Pearl Snap Pimps to give welders clothes to help express their lifestyle and trade.
Connect With Jonathan
Instagram
@pearlsnappimps
@jonathon_herrera23
Website
https://pearlsnappimps.com/collections
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
Abicor Binzel xFUME Pro - https://foxly.link/ghoADW
Lincoln Electric Sprinter 180si - https://foxly.link/hMWuTN
Everlast RedSabre 2000 - https://foxly.link/T6GU7V
Thermacut EX-TRAFIRE - https://foxly.link/KnrZrx
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Ronnie Bowen a journeyman pipe fitter in the Local 803 about what it looks like joining the Union with field or welding school experience. He shares some common red flags he sees in new welders joining the union, things he does to try and help his apprentices grow, starting a business that is signed on with a union, and advice for people trying to figure out if joining a union is right for them.
Connect with Ronnie Bowen
Instagram @fitter_bowen
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
Markal - https://foxly.link/oGn1YA
3M - https://foxly.link/O77QxM
ESAB - https://foxly.link/EcZEEi
Abicor - https://foxly.link/ghoADW
Connect with BeauWeld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Justin Mixon, the Assistant Director of Quality at Crystal Steel Fabricators Inc., AWS chapter treasurer, and newly appointed district chair, about obtaining his CWI, CWE, and CWS. He talks about beginning his welding career in a job shop where he learned how to weld different alloys, testing for his CWI, and taking a different approach to his 9-year renewal by testing for his SCWI. He leaves the listeners with advice about how the AWS can help welders grow in their careers and how to get involved.
Everlast - RedSabre 2000 - https://foxly.link/T6GU7V
3M Cubitron®3 - https://foxly.link/O77QxM
Thermacut EX-TRAFIRE - https://foxly.link/KnrZrx
Lincoln Electric Sprinter 180 - https://foxly.link/hMWuTN
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jesse James, a renowned custom fabricator know for his custom choppers West Coast Choppers and wild builds on the show Monster Garage. He talks about how he first got into TIG welding, learning the art of blacksmithing which he uses to forge Damascus steel to make custom guns, and welding exotic materials like copper. He also dives into the importance of fixturing and developing a flow in your workshop.
Connect with Jesse James
Website https://jessejames.com/
West Coast Choppers https://westcoastchoppers.com/
Instagram @popeofwelding https://www.instagram.com/popeofwelding
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
ESAB Renegade Volt - https://foxly.link/EcZEEi
Lincoln Electric Sprinter 180 - https://foxly.link/hMWuTN
Abicor Binzel xFume Pro - https://foxly.link/ghoADW
Everlast - RedSabre 2000 - https://foxly.link/T6GU7V
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
Download the weld app today - linktr.ee/WeldDotCom
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In this week's episode, Beau chats with Andrew Brown an advocate of the skilled trades & founder of Toolfetch.com, and Host of The Lost Art Of The Skilled Trades. He talks about how he was inspired to start working with the trades after helping with the aftermath of 9/11 working to help side by side with tradesmen and first responders. He talks about the growing skills gap when it comes to the trades, working with the AWS to help inspire the next generation to consider welding, and a new foundation called the Skilled Trades Advisory Council that he is helping to get up and running to provide funding and scholarships to people looking for a career in the skilled trades.
Connect with Andrew Brown
Website - Andrewbrown.net
Instagram @andrewbrowntrades
Linkedin
YouTube @Toolfetch
Podcast Lost Art Of The Skilled Trades
Skill Pointe Career Quiz - https://skillpointe.com/
Careers In Welding - https://www.aws.org/career-resources/career-paths-in-welding
Thank You To Our Trusted Partners
Lincoln Electric Sprinter 180 - https://foxly.link/hMWuTN
Abicor Binzel xFume Pro - https://foxly.link/lUVEtV
Everlast - RedSabre 2000 - https://foxly.link/T6GU7V
Thermacut - EX-TRAFIRE - https://foxly.link/KnrZrx
Connect with Beau
Weld App @beaudidit
Instagram @beaudiditwelding
Email - [email protected]
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